Strike fear into a game partnership (3)
I believe the answer is:
awe
'strike fear' is the definition.
'awe' can be an answer for 'fear' (awe is a kind of fear). I am unsure of the 'strike' bit.
'a game partnership' is the wordplay.
'game partnership' becomes 'we' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'we'='AWE'
'into' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for awe that I've seen before include "Feeling of wonder or admiration" , "A mix of fear and wonder" , "Overwhelming feeling" , "Amazement" , "Fear; reverence" .)